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Latest schools stories from Edmonds Beacon.Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:25:31 PDTSun, 02 Aug 2015 13:25:31 PDTen-usCopyright 2011 Beacon Publishing, IncThrough Your Lens | Nourishing Network receives $3,000 from Rotaryhttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/through-your-lens-nourishing-network-receives-3-000-from-rotary/1383549?source=rss
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(from left to right) Deborah Anderson, executive director of Nourishing Network, was presented a check for $3,000 by Meenakshi Tomar of the Edmonds Rotary Noon Club. The funds were raised during the Rotary’s Waterfront Festival Fun Run in June. The Nourishing Network was created in 2014, in partnership with the Edmonds School District, to serve as a weekend meal program for the district’s homeless and low-income ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/through-your-lens-nourishing-network-receives-3-000-from-rotary/1383549Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:52:52 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsRock of Hope Academy opens a new campus in Edmondshttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/rock-of-hope-academy-opens-a-new-campus-in-edmonds/1383534?source=rss
Rock of Hope Academy is accepting applications for a new full-day preschool program that will open this fall at the recently acquired North Campus, 8713 220th St. SW in Edmonds.
The Academy will offer full day programs for Pre-K (ages 4-5) and preschool (2.5-3.5) with curriculum that supports developmentally appropriate practice and intentional learning for the whole child.
Student/teacher ratios will be low at ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/rock-of-hope-academy-opens-a-new-campus-in-edmonds/1383534Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:47:56 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsLarsen announces EdCC grant to support international studentshttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/larsen-announces-edcc-grant-to-support-international-students/1383495?source=rss
Washington state Rep. Rick Larsen announced on July 21 that Edmonds Community College will receive a grant to support students from developing countries to study for a year in Washington state.
Edmonds Community College will receive $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the Community College Initiative Program.
Edmonds Community College partners with ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/larsen-announces-edcc-grant-to-support-international-students/1383495Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:21:17 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsAlmost 70 percent of Edmonds juniors refused to take state testshttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/almost-70-percent-of-edmonds-juniors-refused-to-take-state-tests/1383336?source=rss
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction released a look at this year’s results for the new Smarter Balance Assessment tests, as well as the refusal rates.
Almost 70 percent of high school juniors in Edmonds refused to take the new tests.
States, districts and schools are required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to have 95 percent participation on state tests. This was the first year ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/almost-70-percent-of-edmonds-juniors-refused-to-take-state-tests/1383336Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:04:03 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Megan Managan)SchoolsRenaming of Former Woodway under considerationhttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/renaming-of-former-woodway-under-consideration/1380436?source=rss
April Nowak, a home-schooling mom and Edmonds School District Board director, is spearheading an effort to rename Former Woodway High School to reflect its “active, vibrant” campus community.
Confusion around the name of the campus – residents commonly refer to it as Old Woodway, Woodway and Former Woodway – is common, and many are unaware that the campus has a school and other programs.
Stewart Mhyre, district ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/renaming-of-former-woodway-under-consideration/1380436Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:35:03 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Laura Daniali)SchoolsImmunization update time for kids is nowhttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/immunization-update-time-for-kids-is-now/1380315?source=rss
While kids across Washington are squeezing every ounce of fun out of summer, many parents are already looking forward to the beginning of the school year and planning for all that must be done before the first day of school.
Now is the time to get kids in to see their health care providers for required immunizations, yearly well-child checks and sports physicals. Families can cut down on back-to-school stress by ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/immunization-update-time-for-kids-is-now/1380315Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:16:54 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsEdCC offers class on marijuana business license, lawhttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edcc-offers-class-on-marijuana-business-license-law/1380314?source=rss
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Edmonds Community College will be offering an eight-hour class on marijuana business license and law. The class will be the first of its kind, in that it will be offered to the public for credit at the undergraduate level.
Marijuana Business License and Law will take a legal look inside Washington’s emerging marijuana business industry, which includes the licensing process, contract law issues, medicinal versus ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edcc-offers-class-on-marijuana-business-license-law/1380314Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:15:12 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsLocal students achieve success | Students in the Newshttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/local-students-achieve-success-students-in-the-news/1377314?source=rss
Edmonds student graduates from Carleton College
Allison DeJong of Edmonds, Wash., graduated, cum laude, with a bachelor’s in political science from Carleton College at its 141st commencement held on Saturday, June 13.
DeJong is the daughter of Charlie and Karen DeJong of Edmonds.
Meadowdale grad receives masters from SPU
Nick Davenport of Edmonds received his masters of divinity from Seattle Pacific University ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/local-students-achieve-success-students-in-the-news/1377314Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:39:52 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsEdCC hires new vice president of instructionhttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edcc-hires-new-vice-president-of-instruction/1377313?source=rss
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Edmonds Community College has hired Charlie Crawford as the new executive vice president of instruction.
Crawford will be working with instructors, students and staff to continue to strengthen instructional pathways and serve the educational needs of the community.
Prior to his appointment at EdCC, Crawford served 11 years in various dean roles at Tacoma Community College.
“I had a tremendous opportunity at TCC ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edcc-hires-new-vice-president-of-instruction/1377313Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:37:49 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsEdCC 2015 graduate leaves her markhttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edcc-2015-graduate-leaves-her-mark/1373823?source=rss
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Denica McMillan, an Edmonds Community College 2015 graduate, leaves a legacy of hard work and campus involvement through her association with domestic violence awareness, Tunnel of Intersections exhibit, and “Feminism 101.”
She was also a Community Read scholarship recipient, as well as a student speaker at the EdCC Foundation’s auction earlier this year.
McMillan attended Cascade High School in Everett, and ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/edcc-2015-graduate-leaves-her-mark/1373823Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:51:00 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)SchoolsLocal students achieve academic success | Students in the Newshttp://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/local-students-achieve-academic-success-students-in-the-news/1373815?source=rss
Local student graduates from University of Rochester
Kevin McClelland, a resident of Edmonds, graduated from the University of Rochester on May 17 at the 165th commencement with a bachelor’s of science degree in chemistry. He graduated magna cum laude.
McClelland is the son of Elizabeth McClelland and Richard McClelland, and a graduate of The Bush School in Seattle, Wash.
Edmonds resident graduates from ...
http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/local-students-achieve-academic-success-students-in-the-news/1373815Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:47:46 PDTedmondseditor@yourbeacon.net (Staff)Schools